Egyptian Brothers Innovate Recycling Technology in the Emirates Many residents in the UAE simply don’t understand recycling, several recycling companies have said over the past few years. In Abu Dhabi, w... Nina Curley • 01 May, 2013 Recycling Sustainability Environment
GIST 2013 Tech-I Competition The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative is calling on all entrepreneurs and startups from Africa, Asia, the ... Wamda • 01 May, 2013 Competitions
Are Employees in the Arab World Satisfied with their Jobs? [Infographic] A wide majority (75%) of employees in the Arab world would leave their current job for a competitor if offered a higher salary, according... Rana Qubain • 01 May, 2013 Team management Team Programme
GameTako Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Game Zanga This week, GameTako announced the winners of their 3rdannual Game Zanga, which drew over 325 developers to compete across the region to... Glen Dalakian II • 01 May, 2013 Competitions Gaming
Mohammed Al-Ayouti: Vodafone Egypt's Intrapreneur "I don’t even believe in the value of a formal education. What drives me is the desire to build," says Mohammed Al-Ayouti, the Senior M... Ahmed Gabr • 01 May, 2013 vodafone xone vodafone Incubator
Oslo Business for Peace Award Honors Five Global Business Leaders The 2013 Oslo Business for Peace Awards recently celebrated the role of economic growth in peace, awarding five business leaders ... Glen Dalakian II • 30 April, 2013 Awards Abraaj Social Change
Saudi Arabian Company Proposes Shift to Friday-Saturday Weekend In Saudi Arabia, a major industrial company may be leading the way towards changing the entire country’s weekend to Friday-Saturday, to b... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2013 Policy Government
Social Media Awards Beirut Honors Lebanon's Bloggers, Startups, and Celebrities “The most powerful weapon in the Middle East is not sarin gas or nuclear weapons, it’s your smartphone,” asserted Britain’s Ambassador to L... Glen Dalakian II • 30 April, 2013 Social Networks Social Media Competitions
5 Lessons from the Indian Entrepreneur Who Built a Multi-Million Dollar Company in Jordan The fact that you haven’t heard of Aspire.jo isn’t an accident. “I’ve kept the company very low profile,” says founder and CEO Kaushal Shah,... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2013 India Outsourcing
Egyptian Startup Signs First Game with International Publisher Chillingo Mobile gaming is on the rise in the region, and the newest startup to join the mobile gaming frey is Spyros Entertainment from... Omar Aysha • 30 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
How Companies Manage CEO Turnover across the Globe [Report] Most companies around the global prefer to hire their CEOs locally or from within, a new study has found. 83% of companies that hired a... Ahmed Gabr • 30 April, 2013 ceo Job Recruitment Programme
Alex Balloon Set to Take Flight in Egypt After Competition Win Coming soon to a sky near you (if you’re in Egypt) is “Alex Balloon,” otherwise known as the Alexandria Balloon Project. To boost to... Hanan Solayman • 29 April, 2013 Egypt Competitions
Which OS Dominates the Arab Mobile Market? [Infographic] Android continues to be the world's favorite operating system, accounting for 64% of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013. As of ... Glen Dalakian II • 29 April, 2013 Infographic Mobile
TV Goes Social in the Arab World: 3 Trends With the growing popularity of social media, TV has become increasingly social. People now communicate and interact extensively about TV... Aline Mayard • 29 April, 2013 SmartTV Video On Demand
GCC Comes Out On Top in Global ICT Network Readiness [Report] Qatar leads the Arab world in “networked readiness”, showing a huge boom in mobile broadband subscription from 9.6% to an enormous 70.3% ov... Ahmed Gabr • 29 April, 2013 Technology Government
12 Key Statistics on How Tunisians Use Social Media [Infographic] Did you know that Tunisia is the second most connected country in Africa in terms of internet penetration rate? UM Digital Tunisie, a... Aline Mayard • 28 April, 2013 Infographic Social Networks Facebook